CHESS SET

I have made giant chess sets, minion chess sets and many other chess sets.  I was asked recently why have I not made a normal sized chess set.  I thought about it and replied that it never occurred to me to make something that would be considered normal.  I have always made usual items.  With this question asked, I decided to make a normal sized chess set.  Here is the pattern.  I made mine with black and white, but it can be made in any colors.

MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn: Black, white, and gray
B (for pieces) and E (for board) crochet hooks
Polyester Fiberfill
Tapestry needle
32 1” heavy cardboard circles
32 1¼” metal washers
Glue gun

PAWNS (16 – 8 IN BLACK, 8 IN WHITE):
Rd 1: Ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (5)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (10)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (15)
Rds 4-5: sc in each sc around.  (15)
INSERT CARDBOARD
Rd 6: (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) around.  (12)
Rd 7: (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around.  (9)
Rds 8-11: sc in each sc around.  (9)
BEGIN STUFFING PAWN AT THIS POINT
Rd 12: 2 sc in each sc around.  (18)
Rd 13: sc in each sc around.  (18)
Rd 14: sc2tog around.  (9)
Rd 15: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (12)
Rd 16: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (15)
Rds 17-18: sc in each sc around.  (15)
Rd 19: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around (10)
Rd 20: sc2tog around.  (5)
Finish off.

ROOK/ CASTLE (MAKE 4 – 2 IN BLACK, 2 IN WHITE):
BODY:
Rd 1: Ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (5)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (10)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (15)
Rds 4-5: sc in each sc around.  (15)
INSERT CARDBOARD
Rd 6: (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) around.  (12)
Rds 7-16: sc in each sc around.  (12)
Rd 17: (sc in nxt 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (15)
Rds 18-19: sc in each sc around.  (15)
Finish off.  Stuff.
TOP
Rd 1: Ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (5)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (10)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (15)
Rd 4: Working through both thicknesses of the TOP and BODY, sc in each sc around.  (15)
Rd 5: [(slip st, ch 1, sc) in next sc, (sc, slip st) in next sc, slip st in next sc] 5 times.
Finish off.

KNIGHTS (MAKE 4 – 2 IN BLACK, 2 IN WHITE):
BODY:
Rd 1: Ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (5)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (10)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (15)
Rds 4-5: sc in each sc around.  (15)
INSERT CARDBOARD
Rd 6: (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) around.  (12)
Rd 7: (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around.  (9)
Rd 8: sc in each sc around.  (9)
Rd 9: sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next 3 sc.  (14)
Rd 10: sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 9 sc.  (16)
Rd 11: sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 10 sc.  (18)
Rd 12: sc in each sc around.  (18)
Rd 13: sc in next 4 sc, (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 10 sc.  (16)
Rd 14: sc in next 3 sc, (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 9 sc.  (14)
Rd 15: sc in next 2 sc, (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 8 sc.  (12)
Rd 16: sc in next sc, (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 7 sc.  (10)
BEGIN STUFFING AT THIS POINT
Rd 17: (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 6 sc.  (8)
Rd 18: (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 4 sc.  (6)
Rds 19-21: sc in each sc around.  (6)
Finish off.  Weave in end of yarn through sc of Rd 21 and pull tight and secure.
HEAD:
Rd 1: Ch 2, 4 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (4)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (8)
Rds 3-4: sc in each sc around.  (8)
Rd 5: sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 3 sc.  (10)
Rd 6: sc in each sc around.  (10)
NOW WORKING IN ROWS
Rw 7: sc2tog, sc in next 8 sc.  (9)
Rw 8: Ch 1, turn; sc2tog, sc in next 7 sc.  (8)
Rw 9: Ch 1, turn; sc2tog, sc in next 6 sc.  (7)
Rw 10: Ch 1, turn; sc2tog, sc in next 5 sc.  (6)
Rw 11: Ch 1, turn; sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog.  (4)
Finish off leaving a long tail to sew HEAD to BODY.  Sew HEAD to BODY.

BISHOPS (MAKE 4 –2 IN BLACK, 2 IN WHITE):
Rd 1: Ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (5)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (10)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (15)
Rds 4-5: sc in each sc around.  (15)
INSERT CARDBOARD
Rd 6: (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) around.  (12)
Rd 7: sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 5 sc.  (11)
Rds 8-9: sc in each sc around.  (11)
Rd 10: sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 5 sc.  (10)
Rds 11-12: sc in each sc around.  (10)
Rd 13: sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc.  (9)
Rds 14-15: sc in each sc around.  (9)
BEGIN STUFFING AT THIS POINT
Rd 16: 2 sc each sc around.  (18)
Rd 17: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (27)
Rd 18: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around.  (18)
Rd 19: sc2tog around.  (9)
Rd 20: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (12)
Rd 21: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (15)
Rds 22-24: sc in each sc around.  (15)
Rd 25: (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) around.  (12)
Rd 26: (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around.  (9)
Rd 27: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around.  (6)
Rd 28: sc in each sc around.  (6)
Finish off.  Weave in end of yarn through Rd 28 and pull tight and secure.

QUEENS (MAKE 2 – 1 IN BLACK, 1 IN WHITE):
BODY:
Rd 1: Ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (5)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (10)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (15)
Rds 4-5: sc in each sc around.  (15)
INSERT CARDBOARD
Rd 6: sc in next 6 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 7 sc.  (14)
Rds 7-8: sc in each sc around.  (14)
Rd 9: sc2tog, sc in next 12 sc.  (13)
Rds 10-11: sc in each sc around.  (13)
Rd 12: sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 6 sc.  (12)
Rds 13-14: sc in each sc around.  (12)
Rd 15: sc2tog, sc in next 10 sc.  (11)
Rds 16-17: sc in each sc around.  (11)
Rd 18: sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc.  (10)
Rds 19-20: sc in each sc around.  (10)
Rd 21: sc2tog, sc in next 8 sc.  (9)
Rd 22: 3 sc in each sc around.  (27)
Rd 23: sc3tog around.  (9)
Rds 24-29: sc in each sc around.  (9)
Rd 30: 2 sc in each sc around.  (18)
Finish off.  Stuff.
TOP
Rd 1: Ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (5)
Rds 2-3: sc in each sc around.  (5)
Rd 4: 2 sc in each sc around.  (10)
Rd 5: (2 sc in next 4 sc, sc in next sc) around.  (18)
Rd 6: Working through both thicknesses of TOP and BODY, (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (27)
Finish off.

KINGS (MAKE 2 – 1 IN BLACK, 1 IN WHITE):
BODY:
Rd 1: Ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (5)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (10)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (15)
Rds 4-5: sc in each sc around.  (15)
INSERT CARDBOARD
Rd 6: sc in next 6 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 7 sc.  (14)
Rds 7-8: sc in each sc around.  (14)
Rd 9: sc2tog, sc in next 12 sc.  (13)
Rds 10-11: sc in each sc around.  (13)
Rd 12: sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 6 sc.  (12)
Rds 13-14: sc in each sc around.  (12)
Rd 15: sc2tog, sc in next 10 sc.  (11)
Rds 16-17: sc in each sc around.  (11)
Rd 18: sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc.  (10)
Rds 19-20: sc in each sc around.  (10)
Rd 21: sc2tog, sc in next 8 sc.  (9)
Rds22-23: sc in each sc around.  (9)
Rd 24: 3 sc in each sc around.  (27)
Rd 25: sc3tog around.  (9)
Rds 26-32: sc in each sc around.  (9)
Rd 33: 2 sc in each sc around.  (18)
Finish off.  Stuff.
CROSS:
BODY:
Rw 1: Ch 3, sc in second ch from hook and in next ch.  (2)
Rws 2-6: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (2)
Finish off.  Weave in ends.
SIDE POSTS:
Rw 1: Attach yarn with sc in side of Rw 3, sc in next Rw.  (2)
Rw 2: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (2)
Finish off.  Weave in end.  Repeat on other side of BODY starting in Row 4.
TOP:
Rd 1: Ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (5)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (10)
Rd 3: (2 sc in next 4 sc, sc in next sc) around.  (18)
THIS WOULD BE GREAT TIME TO ATTACH THE CROSS
Rd 4: Working through both thicknesses of TOP and BODY, (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (27)
Finish off.  Weave in end.

BOARD
SQUARE (MAKE 64 – 32 IN BLACK, 32 IN WHITE):
Rd 1: (2 dc,, ch 2, 4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in magic ring, join with slip st in first dc.  (16, 4 ch-2 spaces)
Rd 2: Ch 3 (Counts as first dc here), dc in next dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 space, [dc in next 4 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 space)] 3 times, dc in next 2 dc, join.  (24, 4 ch-2 spaces)
Finish off.
Sew 8 rows of alternating colors using a third color, I used gray. Sew rows together alternating first color starting with a white square in lower right and upper left corner.  I used sc to join squares and rows together.
BORDER:
Rd 1: Attach gray along any side of board with sc, sc in each sc, row joining, and ch space with 3 sc in each corner, join with slip st in first sc.  (292)  Finish off.
Rd 2: Attach gray in second sc from any corner with sc, skip next sc, 5 dc in next sc, skip next sc, (sc in next sc, skip next sc, 5 dc in next sc, skip next sc) around, join. Finish off.  Weave in ends.

This crochet pattern is an original pattern and is © by Christjan Bee (May 2014).  Please do not claim this pattern as your own.  If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint/repost it on your site.  You may print and keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.